Merry Christmas 2010!

Joy to the World, The Lord has Come!

A Christmas Classic

You Better not Pout....You Better Not Cry...........Faylen!

sweetest thing

Ok, so I had to steal this blog from my son for a moment to tell a sweet story about him. Christmas this year is a blessing to me because my kids are beginning to get to know Jesus even more. A minute ago I asked Li'l John to teach his baby brother about Jesus. So I laid Jediah on the floor and sat down on the couch to do work on the computer as I listened to John. John went and got his little nativity/manger scene toys and brought them over to Jediah. He pick up the baby Jesus and put him in Jediah's face and said this,

"Jediah, this is baby Jesus. He teach us the mandments (10 commandments). He's my friend. Jesus is everywhere....but you can't see Him. Jesus was born and Mary and Joseph was big.  Joseph was very good and Mary was helping baby Jesus. And the angels fly and say, 'Do not be fraid'. Look Jediah here's baby Jesus. Do you like him?"

I was so glad I was at the computer as he spoke, bc I was able to type every word. It was the most precious thing EVER! What a blessing it is to see such a small child loving Jesus, knowing His love, and wanting to share it with his brother. Shouldn't we all be doing this during the Christmas season? I hope this little story blessed you as much as it blessed me. I will try and get it on video next time he teaches us about Jesus. Don't forget to not only include Jesus in your Christmas celebrations, but, like Li'l John, make Him your main focus.

Grandpa's Birthday etc...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA!

 Birthday snuggles :)

 3 little piggies

 Helping daddy dig dirt in the yard

 Daddy has made so much  progress on the yard. We are so grateful for all his hard work!

Halloween 2010

We couldn't quite squeeze him in...

 Faylen loved the gooey mess

 Jed loved watching the excitement of carving pumpkins

 Daddy's got real talent. Last year it was Bob and Larry, this year......Buzz!

 It's tradition to light up the pumpkins and keep them in our room all night as night lights for a few days

 Us in our bunkbeds, happy to have our cool night lights

 Blair's yummy treats

 Buzz Lightyear and miss big bunz Elephant

"To infinity and beyond......

A chubby little lion

 

 ready for  trick or treating with our community group!

 My buddy Noah and I

 Trick or treat...

 smell my feet...

 give me something good to eat...

 and more to eat.....until i get sick!

Last year I was the little elephant with the ghetto booty, this year Faylen, with her slightly uncoordinated walk, got to sport the the costume. COMICAL!

You gotta watch the waddle:

Pumpkin Patch 2010

We went to the same really great pumpkin patch again this year! A friend of ours has family that owns it, so we got the major hook ups! Free pony rides, carousel rides, hay rides, all you can eat snow cones....you name it. It was so fun!

 Grandma Jill and Cousin Sophie

 Auntie Shosh and baby Jed

 Grandma Susan and me

 My favorite  cowboy boots on the planet. Did you know I am a true cowboy????

 Sissy loves to be a cowgirl!

 On the beautiful hayride

 On the train

 The winning pumpkin! And the cousins slurping up our snow cones :)

 Sophie loved the bunnies

 So did faylen

 Isn't that too precious! She's got the touch with animals....like daddy. :)

 So our camera ran out of battery and we had to use the phone for these pics that when downloaded came out sideways! crazy.....sorry! couldn't figure out how to fix it.

read the sign in this pic!

Grandpa and Faylen by the sugarpie pumpkins